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Aston Carter · 9 hours ago

E-Commerce Billing Consultant (EST Hours)

United States

Contract

Remote

Senior Level

$75/hr - $100/hr

Aston Carter is an early-stage startup seeking an experienced Small Business Accounting & AWS Billing Consultant to modernize their accounting processes and streamline billing operations. The role involves assessing current workflows, designing improved systems, and integrating financial tools with AWS services to enhance billing predictability and cash flow visibility.

ConsultingHuman ResourcesInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Assess current accounting workflows (QuickBooks, Excel, third-party firm) and identify gaps impacting cash flow, billing timeliness, and financial accuracy

Design and implement improved systems to provide better cash-flow visibility, billing predictability, and automation

Develop and build a scalable billing operations function, including processes for invoicing, collections, and revenue tracking

Recommend and implement billing and payment tools (e.g., Bill.com, Stripe, Square, or others appropriate for e-commerce/SaaS startup environments)

Evaluate and integrate financial tools with AWS services, including advising on AWS usage and cost-tracking solutions, AWS-compatible billing automation tools, and software stack options to support financial operations on AWS

Provide insight into how and when the business will be paid, improving customer billing cycles and payment transparency

Create reporting mechanisms, dashboards, and documentation for ongoing financial operations

Partner with leadership to ensure the systems built will support long-term scale and operational maturity

Qualification

AWS billingE-commerce billing systemsQuickBooksExcelBilling automationConsulting experienceFinancial bottlenecks diagnosisCommunication skills

Required

Demonstrated consulting experience with a project list; agency or consulting firm background required

Prior work advising startups, especially those leveraging AWS for infrastructure or billing

Hands-on experience building or improving billing teams, e-commerce billing systems, and automated invoicing, payment processing, and collections workflows

Strong knowledge of AWS billing, AWS cost-management tools, and integration options

Expertise with common accounting and billing platforms, such as QuickBooks, Bill.com, Stripe, Square, and other SaaS/e-commerce financial tools

Strong Excel skills and comfort working with existing manual processes before redesign

Ability to diagnose financial bottlenecks, especially those related to cash-flow constraints

Excellent communication skills and comfort advising founders/leadership teams